紐約

See also: 纽约

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (紐約)
simp. (纽约)

Etymology

Borrowed from English New York, via a southern variety of Chinese (e.g. Cantonese, probably Taishanese) which retains -k in .

Pronunciation


Proper noun

紐約

  1. (~州, formerly ) New York (a state of the United States)
  2. () New York City (a city in New York, United States)
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